Plaster and stucco reenforcing base



Patented Apr. 28, 1931 WILLIAM H. QUADE, OF LOB ANGELES, CALL": L a.

PLASTER AND ST'UCGO REENFORCING BASE Application filed August 1, 1927.Serial No. 209,787.

My invention relates to a metal lath base, or a reenforcing base, orfoundation, for supporting and reenforcing plaster, stucco, or otherplastic material.

8 The objects of my invention are: first, to provide a base of thisclass having substantially rigid reenforcin and spacing means applied toa sheet bac 'ng for reenforcing the backing and the plaster, or otherplastic 10 material, applied on the same and for spacing a wire nettingat all portions from thesheet backing; second, to provide abase of thisclass in which the reenforcing means substantially rigidly supports thebase to the studs of a wall and prevents the sheet backing'to which thereenforcing means is secured from bulging inwardly, thus, rigidlyreenforcing the plastic material applied on the same and also providinga uniform thickness'of the plastic material on the base; third, toprovide a base of this class in which the plastic material a plied onthe same is uniformly reenforce throughout and rigidly supported on thestudding of the wall on which the base is secured; fourth, to provide abase of this class which may be easily and rigidly secured to the studs,or other supporting means on the Wall, by merely securing thereenforcing means thereto; fifth, to

provide simple and unitary means for se-- curing poultr netting, orother wire netting, and the reen orcing means to a paper backing; sixth,to provide a base of this class in which staples, or other means, forsecuring the netting and reenforcing strips to the paper or other sheetbacking are covered on the inside of the wall so as to prevent moisturefrom deteriorating the staples or other securing means; seventh, toprovide a base of this class which, by reason of its construction, maybe readily rolled and sold in rolls; eighth, to provide a base of thisclass which may be readily applied to the studs, or other supportingmeans of a wall by applying the long sheet longitudinally with and tothe studs so that the edges thereof overlap and provide continuousreenforcing, the transversing reenforcing and spacing strips formingreenforcing means transversely to the studs; ninth, to providereenforcing and spacing strips for a base of this class to which wirenetting of different mesh may be secured; and, tenth, to provide, as awhole, a novelly constructed base of this class and one which is simpleand economical of construction, durable, easy and efiicient ofapplication and which will not readily deteriorate.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construc tion,combination and arrangement of parts and portions, will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims,refcrence being had to the accompanying drawings and to the charactersof reference thereon which form apart of this application in which:

Figure l is :1 fragments elcvational view of a skeleton buildingwail,showing a fragmentary portion or my base secured thereto over aplurality of studs and also showing adjacent edges of adjacent sheets ofthe base overlapped; Fig. 2-is an enlarged view thereof; Fig. 3 is asectional view thereof, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and in the direc-75 tion of the longitudinal extent of the sheet when rolled; Fig. 4 isan enlarged sectional view thereof, taken through 44c of Fig. 2, showingthe means for securing the netting and reenforcing and spacing strips tothe sheet backing; and, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of my backing in aroll.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings. a

My reenforcing base, or foundation, for plaster, stucco, or otherplastic material, consists essentially of a paper backing 1, reenforcingand spacing strips 2, wire netting 3, staples 4, a second or inner paperbacking 5, and adhesive material 6.

The paper backing 1 provides the main support of my base and may be madeof a relatively light weight of building paper, such as asphalt felt orother waterproof felt, or craft paper. When the base is rolled, thesheets are of considerable length and of such a Width as to extend overseveral studs, indicated by 7 in Fig. 1. The reenforoing strips 2 aremade of sheet metal of channel shaped cross-section. with the outeredges vside of the paper backing 1. These strips extend transversely tothe longitudinal extent of the paper when the same is adapted to berolled and extend to substantially the edges of the paper, as shown.These strips-also extend parallel to each other and are spaced apart ata certain distance depending upon the mesh of the wire netting used. Thewire netting 3, as shown in the drawings, is a conventional poultrynetting and positioned lengthwise over and at the outer side of thepaper backing 1 and is spaced therefrom by the strips 2 against theouter sides or the outer sides of the flanges 2a on which the netting issecured. The netting and the strips 2 are secured to the paper backingby staples 1 which extend outwardly from the back side of the paperbacking and through spaced holes in the channel portion of the strips 2.The outer ends of the staples 4 are bent toward each other and aroundportions of the netting, as shown best in Figs. 2 and 4. The holes 2?;in the strips 2 through which the staples 4 extend are so arranged thatpoultry netting of different mesh may be secured to the same strips. Inorder to prevent moisture at the inside of the wall from having anydeteriorating effect on the metal portions of the base or particularlyon the portions of the staples at the inner side of the paper back ing1, Ihave provided a covering 5 at the innor side of the paper backing 1.This covering 5 may be of the same material as the backing or sheet 1and may be secured to the back side thereof by any suitable plasticmaterial 6.

One edge of the wire netting is spaced inwardly from one edge of thepaper backing 1, while the opposite edge of the netting extends beyondthe opposite edge, as shown best in Figs. 1 and 2, so that the extendededge of the nettingof the adjacentl positioned base strip overlaps thepaper ackingand reenforcingstrip of the adj acently positioned backingstrip, as shown best in Fig. 1. The base is applied to the studding 7 bynails or staples which extend through the reenforcing'strips. henstaples are used, the same may secure simultaneouslythe reenforcing,

strips, as well as the adjacent edges of the netting, as shown in Fig.1.

The base above described may be readily rolled, as shown in Fig.6, thenetting and the paper yielding sufliciently to permit rolling and alsoto permit unrolling to assume their desired spaced relations, as shownin Fig. 3, in which the netting 3 is shown as spaced uniformly from thepaper backing or support.

theconstruction, combination and arrange ment substantially as setpended claims Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a laster or stucco base, a paper backing, reen orcing stripspositioned in s aced relation on the-outer side of the paper acking andextending transversely thereto, wire netting positioned at the outerside of said paper backing and secured to the outer sides of saidreenforcing strips and spaced by said forth in the apstrips from saidpaper backing, and unitary means securing said wire netting to saidreenforcing strips and to said paper backing, said means securing alsosaid reenforcing strips to said paper backing.

,2. In a plaster and stucco base, a paper backing, reenforcing stripspositioned in spaced relation on the outer side of the paper backing andextending transversely thereto, wire netting positioned at the outerside of said paper acking and securedto the outer sides of saidreenforcing strips and spaced by said strips from said paper backing,means securing said wire netting through said re-' enforcing strips tosaid paper backing, said means securing also said reenforcing strips toand through said paper backing, and a second paper backing adhesivelysecured to the back side of the first paper backing for covering theportions of the securing means extending to the back side of the firstpaper backing.

3. In a laster or stucco base, a paper backing, reen orcing stripspositioned in s aced relation on the. outer side of the paper acking andextending transversely thereto, wire netting positioned at the outerside of said paper backing and secured to the outer sides of saidreenforcing strips and spaced by said strips from said paper backing,and a second paper backing adhesively secured to the back side of thefirst paper backing.

4. In a base of the class described, a sheet backing, channel shapedreenforcing strips spaced from each other and extending across saidsheet, a yieldable wire netting positioned at the outer side of saidsheet and secured against the outer side of said reenforcing strips, andstaples securing said netting to said sheet through the bottom of thechannel shaped reenforcing strips.

"5. In a base of the class described, a sheet backing, .channel shapedreenforcing strips spaced irom each other and extending across saidsheet, a yieldable wire netting positioned at the outer side of saidsheet and secured against the outer side of said reenforcing strips,staples securing said netting to said sheet through the bottom of thechannel shaped reenforcing strips, and a waterproof covering applied atthe inner side of said sheet and over the staples extendingtherethrough.

6. In a base of the class described. a backing sheet of flexible andfreely bendable material, reenforcing strips of channel shapedcross-section positioned in parallel spaced relation'at the outer sideof said sheet and extending thcreacross with thebottom of the channelagainst said sheet. the outer flanges of said strips being provided withlaterally and oppositely directed flanges substantially parallel withand spaced from said sheet, and yieldable Wire netting positioned at theouter side of said sheet against the outwardly and oppositely directedflanges of said reenforcin strips and secured thereto.

I. In a base of the class described, a backing sheet of flexiblematerial, 'reenforcing strips of channel shaped cross-section positionedin parallel spaced relation at the outer side of said sheet andextending thereacross with the bottom of the channel against said sheet,the outer flanges of said strips being provided with laterally andoppositely'directed flanges substantially parallel with and spaced fromsaid sheet, yieldable Wire netting positioned at the outer side of saidsheet against the outwardly and oppositely directed flanges of saidreenforcing strips, and wire staples securing said Wire netting to theouter sides of said reenforcing strips and extending through the bottom:of the channel portions thereof and through said backing sheet.

8. In a base of the class described, a long flexible sheet backingadapted to be rolled, a

plurality of reenforcing and spacing strips secured to the normallyouter side of said sheet in transverse relation to the length of thesheet and parallel to the axis of the sheet when rolled, poultry nettingsecured to said reenforcing and spacing strips and spaced from saidsheet and adapted to be rolled therewith, and unitary staples extendingthrough said backing sheet, said reenforcing and spacing strips andaround said netting for securing the strips and netting to said sheet.

9. In a base of the class described, a long flexible sheet backingadapted to be rolled, a plurality of reenforcing and spacing stripssecured to the normally outer side of said sheet in transverse relationto the length of the sheet and parallel to the axis of the sheet whenrolled, poultry netting secured to said reentorcing and spacing stripsand spaced from said sheet and adapted to be rolled therewith. staplesextending through said backing sheet, said reenforcing and spacingstrips and around said netting for securing the strips and netting tosaid sheet, and a waterproofing applied to the opposite side of saidsheet for covering the portions of the staples extending to the backside thereof.

10'. In a base of the class described, a long flexible sheet backingadapted to be rolled, a plurality of reenforcing and spacing stripssecured to the normally outer side of said sheet in transverse relationto the length of the sheet and parallel to the axis of the sheet whenrolled, poultry netting secured to said reenforcing and spacing stripsand spaced from said sheet and adapted to be rolled therewith, staplesextending through said backing sheet, said reenforeing and spacingstrips and around said netting for securing the strips and netting tosaid sheet, a waterprootiug applied tothe opposite side of said sheetfor covering the portions of the staples extending to the back sidethereof, and a waterproof paper adhesively secured to the back side ofsaid sheet.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 14th day of July, 1927.

WILLI AM H. QUADE.

